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• 40 Is the New 30 for Lenders and Investors
  
  Wells Fargo, for example, just announced that it is joining the growing number of lenders, like Washington Mutual and Bank of America, that are offering 40-year fixed-rate loans. Still, this new loan may be a viable alternative to home buyers who may soon be finding themselves in trouble with the popular interest-only and option adjustable-rate mortgages -- especially if the Fed ups the interest rates more this year due to increased fears of inflation.stemming from higher energy costs and low unemployment. Well, as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke decides on his next move -- will he or wont he ratchet up interest rates another 25 basis points next month as most economists are predicting -- mortgage lenders are also pondering their next moves.
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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• Wachovia Changes The Lending Game
  
  More significantly — and unlike Wachovia’s competitors — it’s making it easier for borrowers to dump option-ARMs by waiving the prepayment penalties routinely associated with such loans. “Effectively immediately,” says the company, “Wachovia is waiving all prepayment fees associated with its Pick-A-Pay mortgage to allow customers complete flexibility in their home financing decisions. If that happens, the Wachovia plan may well be responsible for saving tens of thousands of families from foreclosure.” Washington On Capitol Hill, both the House and the Senate have passed
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window?
  
  billion for the “deposits, assets and certain liabilities of Washington Mutuals banking operations.” What they show is that investors today, including Uncle Sam, should be able to value mortgage paper with some clarity.” The catch, said Saccacio, is that loan portfolios likely differ so much that generalizations may not work. “Every would-be buyer of mortgage-related securities will have to review portfolios with enormous care. lot of loan servicers, accountants and attorneys How Much for Those Lender Assets in the Window? By Peter G. Miller 
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• Can "Appreciation Sharing" Solve The Mortgage Mess?
  
  Usually you would look at the fees and charges associated with the HOPE program and think, well, yuck. But for those with toxic loans, a high-cost mortgage with sane terms is better than foreclosure, bankruptcy and having your stuff sitting on the curb. Equity Sharing During the past few months there has been a huge debate in Washington regarding how to assist those with toxic loans, assuming they should get any assistance at all. In June the headline from a Mortgage Can “Appreciation Sharing” Solve The Mortgage Mess? By Peter G. Miller  
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks
  
  percent of all loans outstanding according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The Hudson down payment numbers contrast strongly with national averages: The National Association of Realtors reports that in 2007 the typical first-time buyer put down just 2 percent, repeat buyers had 16 percent down payments and 25 percent of all purchasers bought with nothing down. In a remarkable advocacy ad in The Washington Post , ING said “we believe that lending institutions should share responsibility No Mortgage Meltdown For These Banks By Peter G. Miller  
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• As Home Prices Plummet, When Will You Buy?
  
  quot;I think this time residential housing is in the 100-year flood, and I think it's going to take a long time to recover," said David Shulman, senior economist at the UCLA Anderson Forecast , at the Zelman & Associates Housing Summit in Dallas on Sept. The irony of all this may be that just as the market was beginning to find some footing and correct itself in these hard-hit areas, the government jumps in to try to save everyone and thereby undercuts those shaky steps toward a recovery. Home prices in 20 of the nation's major metro areas in July were collectively down 16.3
  www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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